Location: Tallahassee, FL
For my second meeting
with Saeed we again went to Starbucks. This time Saeed asked me to focus on
correcting his English as he spoke; giving me permission to interrupt him if he
made any mistakes. We spent the bulk of our conversation talking about what
Saeed was going to do on the weekend, have a barbecue with friends, and how one
appropriately expresses future plans. It was interesting because Saeed kept
saying “at the weekend” instead of “on the weekend” and I had to continually
remind him that while the statement is grammatically correct it is not a phrase
that many Americans use. Since Saeed made me hungry talking about a barbecue we
talked about our favorite foods, what vegetarianism is, and our favorite
desserts. Saeed was talking about how much he missed some foods back home in
Kuwait. It was interesting to note how much easier our second meeting was. I
felt that I could understand Saeed more than before and he the same, not to
mention that the initial awkwardness was gone. Saeed is showing a genuine
interest in getting to know me and exploring some American culture, we’re even
planning to go to the library so I can teach him how to rent movies through
FSU.
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